Bismarck, ND: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 34°F in Bismarck, ND, the warmest March since 2025, tied 25th warmest of 152 (with 1945).

March 2026

Mean temperature: 34°F; Warmest since 2025; 25th warmest of 152
Precipitation: 0.42 in; Driest since 2025; 41st driest of 152

A normal March in Bismarck, ND (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 31.2°F, between 21.5°F and 36.2°F in eight years of ten and 0.64 in of precipitation, between 0.37 in and 1.56 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Bismarck, ND since 1875: 34°F in 2026; the highest is 43.2°F, in 2012 and 1910.

Normal range, 21.5 to 36.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Bismarck, ND from 1875 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	34	25	47.7	16	20.3	42	0.42	112	0
2025	35.6	16	48.5	9	22.7	26	0.09	148	0
2024	28.5	51	38.7	56	18.4	59	0.83	63	0
2023	14.7	147	25.7	145	3.6	148	1.57	16	0
2022	31.7	40	43.5	35	19.9	51	0.25	135	0
2021	38.6	7	53.8	3	23.3	23	0.07	150	0
2020	34.2	24	44.6	30	23.8	18	0.26	133	0
2019	22.7	113	33.4	108	12	118	0.99	46	0
2018	26.5	81	35.1	93	17.9	67	1.57	16	0
2017	31	45	41.5	44	20.6	40	0.52	98	0
2016	39	5	53.5	4	24.5	13	0.43	109	0
2015	36.1	12	50.5	6	21.7	33	0.45	106	0
2014	27.2	72	37.6	62	16.8	74	0.82	65	0
2013	22.7	113	32.9	110	12.5	113	0.83	63	0
2012	43.2	1	58	1	28.5	4	0.54	94	0
2011	21.2	121	29.4	126	12.9	109	1.56	18	0
2010	33.7	28	41.9	42	25.5	8	1.06	43	0
2009	21.5	118	30.9	123	12.2	116	2.73	5	0
2008	30.6	47	43.2	36	17.9	67	0.45	106	0
2007	36.6	9	48.5	9	24.7	10	1.18	34	0
2006	31.4	43	41.8	43	21	36	0.54	94	0
2005	32.5	35	44.7	29	20.3	42	0.54	94	0
2004	35.2	18	46.2	20	24.3	16	1.25	27	0
2003	25	94	37.3	67	12.8	110	0.43	109	0
2002	18.8	135	28.6	134	9	133	0.79	67	0
2001	29.9	50	40.3	50	19.5	52	0.24	139	0
2000	35.7	15	47.9	14	23.5	21	1.27	25	0
1999	35.6	16	46.3	19	24.9	9	0.25	135	0
1998	24	102	32.7	112	15.3	88	0.39	114	0
1997	26	86	37	72	15.1	91	0.97	49	0
1996	19.8	129	31.1	121	8.5	135	1.18	34	0
1995	26	86	35.7	85	16.3	82	1.67	12	0
1994	32.6	34	43.8	33	21.5	34	0.66	80	0
1993	32.4	36	43.7	34	21.1	35	0.38	116	0
1992	35	20	45.6	23	24.4	15	0.61	83	0
1991	32.7	32	45.2	25	20.2	45	0.62	81	0
1990	35.2	18	47.5	17	22.9	25	0.55	90	0
1989	24.8	95	34.1	100	15.5	85	0.29	127	0
1988	30.2	49	42.1	41	18.3	60	0.92	54	0
1987	27.9	61	35.5	87	20.2	45	1.34	22	0
1986	38.8	6	51.1	5	26.5	6	0.25	135	0
1985	31.6	41	42.5	39	20.7	39	0.80	66	0
1984	25.3	91	32.7	112	18	64	1.65	13	0
1983	30.4	48	36	81	24.7	10	1.65	13	0
1982	23.4	108	31.9	118	15	93	1.08	42	0
1981	34.9	21	47.2	18	22.5	28	0.09	148	0
1980	24.8	95	36	81	13.6	103	0.32	119	0
1979	22.2	117	31.6	120	12.7	111	1.15	39	0
1978	27.9	61	37.3	67	18.5	57	0.30	125	0
1977	33.8	27	45.1	27	22.5	28	0.71	73	0
1976	27.3	70	40.2	51	14.3	99	0.52	98	0
1975	22.5	115	32.7	112	12.3	114	3.19	3	0
1974	27.1	74	36.5	75	17.7	69	0.40	113	0
1973	39.4	4	48.5	9	30.2	2	0.55	90	0
1972	28	59	37.3	67	18.3	60	1.32	23	1
1971	28.1	57	37.2	70	19.1	54	0.30	125	0
1970	18.8	135	28.9	131	8.7	134	0.55	90	0
1969	17.5	139	27.6	139	7.4	141	0.15	145	0
1968	32.8	31	45.2	25	20.3	42	0.95	51	0
1967	28.1	57	39.5	55	16.7	76	0.28	129	0
1966	33	30	44.2	31	21.8	32	1.85	10	0
1965	16.4	143	25.9	144	6.9	142	0.46	104	0
1964	22.8	112	35.5	87	10.1	128	0.52	98	0
1963	36	14	49	8	23.1	24	0.29	127	0
1962	23.2	110	33	109	13.4	105	0.71	73	0
1961	36.1	12	46.1	21	26	7	0.11	147	0
1960	20	127	29.3	128	10.8	121	0.67	79	0
1959	33.1	29	42.5	39	23.7	20	0.24	139	0
1958	28.5	51	36.1	79	20.9	37	0.31	122	0
1957	27.8	63	38.7	56	16.8	74	0.25	135	0
1956	23.5	107	34	104	13.1	107	1.21	32	0
1955	23.4	108	36.1	79	10.6	122	0.26	133	0
1954	23.9	105	33.9	105	13.9	100	0.89	57	0
1953	26.4	83	36.9	73	15.9	84	1.77	11	0
1952	17.3	140	26.5	142	8.2	137	0.49	101	0
1951	10.7	151	21.9	149	-0.6	151	0.28	129	0
1950	20	127	29.4	126	10.6	122	2.84	4	0
1949	24	102	32.5	115	15.5	85	0.31	122	0
1948	17.2	141	28.3	137	6.1	143	0.39	114	0
1947	25.6	90	34.5	97	16.7	76	0.21	142	0
1946	37.6	8	47.8	15	27.3	5	1.25	27	0
1945	34	25	45.9	22	22.2	30	0.98	48	0
1944	17.8	138	27.3	141	8.3	136	0.43	109	0
1943	18.6	137	29	130	8.2	137	1.31	24	0
1942	31.4	43	40.6	49	22.1	31	1.18	34	0
1941	26.7	76	36.6	74	16.7	76	0.79	67	0
1940	26.6	78	35	95	18.3	60	0.79	67	0
1939	26.6	78	38.2	60	15	93	0.21	142	0
1938	34.4	22	44.1	32	24.7	10	0.58	86	0
1937	28.5	51	37.1	71	20	49	0.58	86	0
1936	28.3	55	36.5	75	20	49	0.88	58	0
1935	27.6	66	38.3	59	16.9	73	0.99	46	0
1934	28.2	56	39.9	53	16.5	81	0.62	81	0
1933	31	45	41.5	44	20.6	40	0.68	78	0
1932	20.5	124	28.8	132	12.2	116	0.73	72	0
1931	27.2	72	36.2	77	18.2	63	1.26	26	0
1930	28	59	37.4	66	18.5	57	trace	151	0
1929	32.2	37	41	48	23.4	22	1.61	15	0
1928	32	38	43.2	36	20.9	37	0.32	119	0
1927	31.9	39	41.1	47	22.7	26	0.90	56	0
1926	28.4	54	40.2	51	16.6	79	trace	151	0
1925	31.6	41	43	38	20.2	45	0.46	104	0
1924	26.7	76	35.5	87	18	64	0.58	86	0
1923	21.3	120	32.1	117	10.6	122	0.28	129	0
1922	27.3	70	35.5	87	19.1	54	0.70	75	0
1921	27.8	63	39.6	54	16.1	83	1.00	44	0
1920	26	86	37.6	62	14.4	97	1.21	32	0
1919	19.1	133	28.4	136	9.8	129	1.17	37	0
1918	36.5	10	48.5	9	24.5	13	0.85	61	0
1917	24.3	98	33.5	107	15.1	91	0.60	84	0
1916	24.7	97	34.6	96	14.7	96	3.27	1	0
1915	24	102	34.4	98	13.7	102	0.35	118	0
1914	27.6	66	37.5	65	17.7	69	1.23	30	0
1913	20.8	122	32.4	116	9.1	132	0.49	101	0
1912	15.9	144	27.5	140	4.4	146	0.70	75	0
1911	32.7	32	45.3	24	20.1	48	0.31	122	0
1910	43.2	1	57.1	2	29.4	3	0.54	94	0
1909	27.6	66	36	81	19.3	53	0.27	132	0
1908	24.2	99	35.3	91	13	108	1.35	21	0
1907	26.9	75	38.5	58	15.3	88	1.09	40	0
1906	19.3	132	28.7	133	9.8	129	0.32	119	0
1905	34.4	22	45	28	23.8	18	1.16	38	0
1904	19.4	131	28.3	137	10.5	125	1.09	40	0
1903	25.2	93	36	81	14.4	97	0.12	146	0
1902	26.4	83	34.1	100	18.7	56	2.70	6	0
1901	27.8	63	37.6	62	18	64	0.96	50	0
1900	22.5	115	33.8	106	11.2	120	2.24	8	0
1899	7.5	152	18.3	152	-3.3	152	0.88	58	0
1898	23.6	106	34.1	100	13.2	106	1.00	44	0
1897	11.8	150	21.2	151	2.4	150	0.91	55	0
1896	18.9	134	29.9	124	7.9	139	0.84	62	0
1895	27.5	69	41.4	46	13.5	104	0.24	139	0
1894	26.5	81	35.3	91	17.6	71	2.27	7	0
1893	16.9	142	26.2	143	7.6	140	1.52	19	0
1892	26.4	83	36.2	77	16.6	79	0.95	51	0
1891	15.5	145	25.4	146	5.7	144	1.24	29	0
1890	20.6	123	28.6	134	12.6	112	0.49	101	0
1889	36.2	11	48.4	13	23.9	17	0.55	90	0
1888	12.7	149	21.9	149	3.5	149	0.87	60	0
1887	26.6	78	38	61	15.3	88	0.78	70	0
1886	25.3	91	35.7	85	14.9	95	0.94	53	0
1885	26	86	35.1	93	17	72	0.18	144	0
1884	20.2	126	29.9	124	10.5	125	0.60	84	0
1883	21.4	119	31	122	11.7	119	0.38	116	0
1882	23.2	110	34.1	100	12.3	114	1.22	31	0
1881	24.2	99	32.9	110	15.5	85	0.45	106	0
1880	20.5	124	31.8	119	9.2	131	0.69	77	0
1879	24.1	101	34.2	99	13.9	100	0.58	86	0
1878	40.5	3	50.2	7	30.8	1	1.46	20	0
1877	19.7	130	29.2	129	10.2	127	0.77	71	0
1876	14	148	24.3	148	3.8	147	3.27	1	0
1875	15.4	146	25.3	147	5.5	145	2.06	9	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	43.2
1910	43.2
1878	40.5
1973	39.4
2016	39
1986	38.8
2021	38.6
1946	37.6
2007	36.6
1918	36.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1899	7.5
1951	10.7
1897	11.8
1888	12.7
1876	14
2023	14.7
1875	15.4
1891	15.5
1912	15.9
1965	16.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1916	3.27
1876	3.27
1975	3.19
1950	2.84
2009	2.73
1902	2.70
1894	2.27
1900	2.24
1875	2.06
1966	1.85

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	trace
1926	trace
2021	0.07
2025	0.09
1981	0.09
1961	0.11
1903	0.12
1969	0.15
1885	0.18
1947	0.21
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 75°F; 19 March 2026
Coldest night: -6°F; 16 March 2026
Wettest day: 0.14 in; 14 March 2026

Every month, season and year

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Every answer in words

March 2026 brought 0.42 in of precipitation in Bismarck, ND, the driest March since 2025, 41st driest of 152.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Bismarck, ND: 75°F on Thursday 19 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Bismarck, ND: a low of -6°F on Monday 16 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Bismarck, ND: 0.14 in on Saturday 14 March 2026.